COVID-19: House unveils next relief package
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled the Democratic majority’s next phase COVID-19 policy proposal—titled the HEROES Act—on Tuesday. “This draft legislation makes it clear that ...
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NAFCU advocacy sees MBL relief bill introduced in Senate
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Monday introduced legislation – the Access to Credit for Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Crisis Act of 2020 – to provide credit unions with relief under the ...
Five ways to accelerate digital adoption and support long-term growth
Long before COVID-19, member-centric digital experiences were important in every successful credit union’s long-term growth strategy to some degree. According to the January 2020 Digital Banking Report, 80% of ...
Preparing for expected surge in disputes during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all sectors of the U.S. economy, which will likely result in a sharp rise in payment card chargebacks. Is your credit union prepared? In ...
Mitigating elder financial abuse risk
Financial institutions, including credit unions, have faced increased fraud risks (identity theft, scams, stolen, counterfeited and forged checks) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall national crisis. ...
5 bold takeaways from THINK 20 Virtual for thriving beyond COVID-19
On Thursday, May 7th, CO-OP hosted the first-ever THINK 20 Virtual – an all-digital conference that brought together over 2,000 credit union professionals for six hours of intelligence sharing and ...
“Do not pick up nickels in front of the steamroller!”
It seems like every time a sudden and severe shock hits the financial markets, all the fancy hedge fund investment strategies that use monikers like, “Enhanced Return,” or “Alpha Plus” ...
CFPB finalizes remittance rule raising threshold to 500
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule on remittancesMonday, which comes after strong CUNA engagement with the CFPB to finalize the rule. The rule raises the “normal ...